11’s alive!

WPIX/Ch. 11 has won the prestigious New York State Broadcasters Association Award for Excellence in the category of Best Locally Originated Newscast.

Ch. 11’s 10 p.m. newscast is co-anchored by Kaity Tong and Jim Watkins, with sportscaster Sal Marchiano and weatherguy Irv “Mr. G.” Gikofsky rounding out the award-winning team.

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‘Center’ stage

CNBC’s Ron Insana has snagged an exclusive interview with President Clinton, airing Tuesday at 7 p.m. on “Business Center.”

Clinton is expected to discuss the nation’s economic situation and other business matters.

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Did she do it?

The fairy tale romance of Linda Stangel and David Wahl ended in murder – or did it?

Wahl’s body was found washed up on a beach in Washington State; Stangel claims he committed suicide while walking along the Oregon coastline.

On Tuesday’s “Dateline” (10 p.m. on Ch. 4), viewers can vote on Stangel’s guilt or innocence by logging onto http://www.dateline.msnbc.com. Dennis Murphy reports.

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‘Pet’ peeve

Ferret: Friend or foe?

You decide, when a repeat of MetroLearning’s “The Pet Shop” (7:30 p.m. tonight) takes a look at the furry creature deemed unacceptable as a pet this week by the New York City Board of Health.

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Express Lines:

* Post columnist Steve Dunleavy guests on tonight’s “Charlie Rose” (11 p.m. on Ch. 13) to discuss the 1977 “Son of Sam” murders.

* NBC’s “Sunday Today” ruled the 2nd Quarter ratings roost with an average of 3.8 million viewers and has now won seven consecutive quarters.

* ABC’s Saturday-morning kid’s schedule finished first among all broadcast and cable networks among Kids 2-11 last week.